New American Standard Bible 2020

Amos 3:1-8

1Hear this word which the Lord has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire 1 2family which 3He brought up from the land of Egypt:2“4You only have I 5known among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will 6 7punish you for all your wrongdoing.”3Do two people walk together unless they have agreed to meet?4Does a 8lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion 9growl from his den unless he has captured something?5Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no 10device in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?6If a 11trumpet is blown in a city, will the people not tremble? If a 12disaster occurs in a city, has the Lord not brought it about?7 13Certainly the Lord 14God does nothing Unless He 15reveals His secret plan To His servants the prophets.8A 16lion has roared! Who will not fear? The 17Lord God has spoken! 18Who can do anything but prophesy?

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1. Amos 3:1 I.e., nation ↩
2. Amos 3:1 Jer 8:3; 13:11 ↩
3. Amos 3:1 Lit I ↩
4. Amos 3:2 Gen 18:19; Ex 19:5, 6; Deut 4:32-37; 7:6 ↩
5. Amos 3:2 Or chosen ↩
6. Amos 3:2 Lit visit ↩
7. Amos 3:2 Jer 14:10; Ezek 20:36; Dan 9:12; Rom 2:9 ↩
8. Amos 3:4 Ps 104:21; Hos 5:14; 11:10 ↩
9. Amos 3:4 Lit give his voice ↩
10. Amos 3:5 Lit snare ↩
11. Amos 3:6 Jer 4:5, 19, 21; 6:1; Hos 5:8; Zeph 1:16 ↩
12. Amos 3:6 Is 14:24-27; 45:7 ↩
13. Amos 3:7 Or For ↩
14. Amos 3:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch ↩
15. Amos 3:7 Gen 6:13; 18:17; Jer 23:22; Dan 9:22; John 15:15 ↩
16. Amos 3:8 Amos 1:2 ↩
17. Amos 3:8 Jon 1:1-3; 3:1-3 ↩
18. Amos 3:8 Jer 20:9; Acts 4:20 ↩

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